Seismic waves revealed possible past meteoroid impact
The largest earthquake ever detected on Mars has revealed layers in its crust that could indicate past collision with a ...
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Mars' thin and turbulent atmosphere leads to curiously sized dunes
Among the mountainous dunes and small, undulating ripples of Mars' desert-like surface are sand structures, intermediate in size, that are ...
Experiencing a Dust Devil
Recently a combination of instruments on the Perseverance rover has experienced a dust devil in a new way. The SuperCam ...
Sound of a dust devil on Mars recorded for first time
The sound of a dust devil on Mars was recorded for the first time as the eye of the whirlwind ...
Martian dust devil analogues in the Mojave Desert #ASA183
In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets of low pressure. Cool air rushes ...
NASA Mars helicopter Ingenuity sets altitude record on 35th flight
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity completed its 35th flight over the weekend, setting a new altitude record of 46 feet in ...
NASA's Perseverance rover gets the dirt on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover snagged two new samples from the Martian surface on Dec. 2 and 6. But unlike the 15 ...
Giant mantle plume reveals Mars is more active than previously thought
On Earth, shifting tectonic plates reshuffle the planet's surface and make for a dynamic interior, so the absence of such ...
NASA May Have Landed on a Martian Megatsunami Deposit Nearly 50 Years Ago
When NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars nearly 50 years ago, its cameras imaged a ...
3-D Radargram brings new focus to Mars' north polar cap
A new enhanced 3-D radar image offer a greatly improved view of the interior of the Martian north polar cap, ...